AUSTRALIA v GLOUCESTER.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 196, 19 August 1912, Page 2

AUSTRALIA v GLOUCESTER.

MATCH ABANDONED.

[PKESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received Aug. 18, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 17. The Australia-Gloucester match was abandoned. The weather to-day was showery, and the resumption of play was delayed till after lunch. The wicket was soft, and the atendance 500. Dennett proved almost unplayable, finishing with the fine average of 5 for 47. On 'resuming Kelleway was dismissed with the third ball without addition to the overnight score, and Mayne went two runs later. Minnett and Bardsley stopped! the rot for a time. The latter was 35 minutes in making ten. Gregory was taken at cover-point, and in the next over Minnett was caught at point at the second attempt. His innings was very sound. Continued rain fell after tea. Smith played a good innings. He was taken jaf long-on in the second attempt. A downpour occurred at 5 o clock, and the match was abandoned. Following are the scores: — GLOUCESTER. First Innings • 150 AUSTRALIA. First Innings ... ... >• 256 Second Innings. Kelleway, c Barnett b Parker ... 6 Mayne, Ibw b Dennett _° Minnett, c A. Roberts b Dennett 21 Bardsley, run out ■•• ••• 1" Gregory, cF. Roberts b Dennett 0 Jennings, c Sewell b Dennett ... 1 Smith, c Dipper b Dennett ... IV JDmery, not out ... ••- •■• ••• ~ Whitty, not out • ••• ••• « Extras ... • L

Total for 7 wickets 67 Bowling analysis: Dennett 5 for 47, Parker 1 for 19. , . The wickets fell as follows:—! toi € 2 for 8, 3 for 43, 4 for 43, 5 for 45, 6 for 53, 7 for 64. TA correction received from London <- states that Jessop. made 2 in Gloucester's first innings, and the extras totalled 5. Emery's bowling analysis was 1 for 16. Kelleway was ' not'credited with any runs m the second innings in. the cabled report ol Friday's play, yet he is out for 6 on Saturday "without addition to the overnight score.'' Mayne "went two runs later," also for 6, while the first ■wicket fell at 6!]